The Year of Food and Farming is a campaign that aims to provide children with the opportunity to learn about food, farming and the countryside. It will run from September 2007 to July 2008 and aims to give children first hand experience of seeing, growing and cooking food.
Take part and give your pupils the opportunity to:
- Find out how food is grown and produced
Explore why food, and how we produce it, matters
Make informed choices about food and healthy nutrition
Discover what happens on a real-life farm
Experience what the countryside can offer
Learn more about environmental issues linked to food and the countryside.
The campaign will gather together events, activities and resources that will support teaching, both inside and outside the classroom, in a range of curriculum areas including PHSE, science, design and technology, and geography.
You can register now at www.yearoffoodandfarming.org.uk to receive updates on what’s happening in your area at the start of the Year (September), when the website will feature a Megamap of events and activities taking place across the country. In just a few clicks you will be able to track down local initiatives.
